VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION
Volunteers are truly the heartbeat of our races, providing essential assistance and support to ensure the success of our events. Without their unwavering dedication and tireless support, our races simply would not be possible. Join us in this important and rewarding role, and make a meaningful and lasting difference in your community!
There's Benefits?
What you’ll earn:
- Amazing experience to be part of the local running community
- Official Run Project Volunteer T-shirt
- Be part of a friendly-race with free food & beverages
- Earn free registration for future races; you must qualify (limited spaces)
- Can count towards community service hours for school/college
- Fun experience, making new friends!
The positions Available:
What you’ll do:
- Pre-race packet pickup - handing out shirts and bibs
- Load-in and Load-out - assist with getting the venue set-up and broken down before and after the event
- Venue - helping with handing out food, medals, water, awards, and much more
- Registration - packet pickup on race morning
- Course monitors - directing runners, cheering, keeping the course safe
- Water stop - handing out water, hydration, and gels on the course
- Beer garden - Must be TABC certified, handing out beer at the beer tent
- Bike lead - ride in front of the first runner from start to finish
All final assignments will be given on site. Please be flexible as we need to fill all assignments to have a great event. Every person needs to sign up individually. If you have a group please sign up all separately for an accurate count.
2026 Events
Prices are inclusive of mandatory charges, items, and fees
Hotcake Hustle 10K, 5K, Fun Run
Hotcake Hustle - Plano, Tx - January 10, 2026
Too Cold To Hold Half Marathon, 10K, 5K
Too Cold To Hold - Dallas, Tx - January 31, 2026
St. Paddy's Dash Down 5K
St. Paddy's Dash Down 5K - Dallas, Tx - March 14, 2026
Skyline Half Marathon, 10K, 5K
Skyline - Dallas, Tx - April 18, 2026
Badass Texas Half Marathon, 10K, 5K
Badass Texas - Waco, Tx - May 24, 2026
Melon Dash 10K, 5K, Fun Run
Melon Dash - Little Elm, Tx - June 20, 2026
Too Hot To Handle Half Marathon, 10K, 5K
Too Hot To Handle - Dallas, Tx - September 12, 2026
Oktoberfest 5K & Fun Run
Ft. Worth Oktoberfest 5K & Fun Run - September 26, 2026 - Fort Worth TX
Pumpkin Spice Half Marathon, 10K, 5K
Pumpkin Spice - Ft Worth, Tx - November 21, 2026
Volunteer Role Descriptions
| VOLUNTEER ROLE | ROLE DESCRIPTION |
Packet Pickup Volunteer
| Volunteer greet runners and assist with assigning their bib and handing out their race shirt. Volunteers also help to answer questions and give out basic race information. This role will require that you use a laptop or phone to assign bibs. |
Load-in/Load-out Volunteer
| This role will help set-up and tear-down the event. This incudes, but is not limited to tents, tables, food, race start and finish line, barricades, and signage. |
Venue Volunteer
| Venue Volunteer are placed throughout the venue at stations such as start/finish line, food tent, awards tent, bag check, and other areas to assist runners with the different elements of the event. |
Registration Volunteer
| Registration Volunteers are responsible for getting runners checked in and their bibs assigned on race morning. Registration Volunteers can also be placed at the Swag tent to hand out shirts. |
Course Monitors
| Course Monitors are strategically placed along the race route to direct runners in the correct direction, assist with course control at intersections, and cheer on the runners. |
Water Stop Volunteer
| Water Stop Volunteers are strategically placed at the water stop/aid stations along the race course. The volunteers are responsible for setting up and tearing down the water stop/aid station according to the directions provided. All supplies are provided by the race staff. |
Beer Garden
| Beer Garden Volunteers help to set up/tear down the area including (but not limited to) icing the beer, setting up tables, signage, and serving runners. Some volunteers may be used as entry/exit control. |
Bike Leads
| Bike leads will ride in front of the leader of each sub-event through the entirety of the course back to the finish line and then continue to sweep the course for runners in need and to follow the last runners in to the finish line. |
Why volunteer?
- Receive Run Project swag!
- Earn registration credits to be used on a future race or shared with friends or family! (credits are dependent on hours)
- Use volunteer hours as community service hours for school/college/work
- Fun experience, making new friends, be a part of a great event for a cause!
- Give back to the community!
We Appreciate You!
THANK YOU!
We could not do these races without our Volunteers.
Contact information
- Event contact
- Race Director
- Website
- Visit website
